[TCN] Thursday, January 9, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, January 9, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Canadian Airports at Odds with Official Languages Commissioner Over Passenger Rights

Link to Postmedia article:

http://o.canada.com/news/airports-at-odds-with-official-languages-commissioner-over-passenger-rights/

Link to news release: http://www.ocol-clo.gc.ca/html/release_communique_07012014_e.php

 

2) First Bloomberg Hub to be Built at London City Airport

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/home/general-news/item/3548-first-bloomberg-hub-to-be-built-at-london-city-airport

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/joMe9X

 

3) Top Five Cyber Security Tips for Airports

Link to article in Airport:

http://www.airportmagazine-digital.com/airportmagazine/december_january_2013_2014?folio=28#pg28

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Samsung Unveils Concept Bicycles with Built-In Smartphone Docks and Chargers

Link to article on Ubergizmo:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2014/01/samsung-unveils-concept-bicycles-with-built-in-smartphone-docks-and-chargers/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) Ford Exec Backpedals After Saying Company Tracks Drivers

Link to story on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101324749

 

6) Melbourne Taxi Cheats Using GPS Jammers to Steal Fares

Link to article in the Herald Sun:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/taxi-cheats-using-gps-jammers-to-steal-fares/story-fni0fee2-1226756138559

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

7) US DOT's ITS Professional Capacity Building Newsletter – January 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://goo.gl/58V8o9

 

8) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – January 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2014/2014-Jan.pdf

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) New Jersey Governor's Office May Have Violated Public Records Law

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Christie_administration_may_have_violated_public_records_law.html

 

RAILROADS

 

10) Millions Approved for Automated Collision-Prevention System on MARC Trains

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-train-safety-20140108,0,6742246.story

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Washington, New York Looking to a Future Without Farecards

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2014/01/08/in-washington-and-new-york-looking-to-a-future-without-farecards/

 

12) New York MTA Plans to Turn Smartphones Into Subway Passes

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2014/01/08/the-mta-plans-to-turn-new-yorkers-smartphones-into-subway-passes/

 

13) US Cities Haven't Given Up on Selling Naming Rights for Transit Stations

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/01/us-cities-havent-given-selling-naming-rights-transit-stations/8007/

 

14) After New York and London, All-in-One Public Transit Guide Citymapper Launches in Paris

Link to blog on Rude Baguette:

http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/01/08/citymapper-launches-in-paris/

Link to Citymapper: http://citymapper.com/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Azerbaijan Intelligent Transport Management Center Launches Auto FM Radio Station

Link to article on News AZ:

http://news.az/articles/society/85591

 

16) Twende Twende: The Mobile App that Helps Kenyans Dodge Traffic

Link to article in PC Tech:

http://pctechmag.com/2014/01/twende-twende-the-mobile-app-that-helps-kenyans-dodge-traffic/

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Driverless Car Tech Gets Serious at CES

Link to story and video on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/09/tech/innovation/self-driving-cars-ces/

 

18) Preparing California for Automated Vehicles

Link to article in the Berkeley Transportation Letter:

http://its.berkeley.edu/btl/2014/winter/automatedcars

 

19) What Could Smart Dashboards Mean for Marketers?

Link to article on The Drum:

http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/01/08/what-could-smart-dashboards-mean-marketers-industry-reaction-googles-partnership

 

 

News Releases

1) Volvo Cars' Cloud Solution Offers Total Connectivity

2) Volvo Car Group and Ericsson Deliver Global Connected Car Services

3) Global ITS Market Report 2013 – Trends, Adoption and Worldwide Forecasts to 2017

4) Millennial Media Launches Interactive Mobile Experience for Toyota Entune Audio System

5) Inrix and Volkswagen Expand Efforts to Improve Mobility in the Connected Car

6) United Airlines Makes Upgrades at San Francisco Airport

 

 

Upcoming Events

New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition Summit – February 8 – New Brunswick, New Jersey

http://www.njbwc.org/summit-2014/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1989 **25^th anniversary** Tri-Rail began service in Florida.

http://www.tri-rail.com/

 

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